Alumni Spotlight

Olivia Hompe ’10 named to All-World Team at the 2022 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship; contemplates career next steps

Olivia Hompe ’10 graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School with a certificate in Near Eastern Studies. She was one of two graduates to receive the Class of 1924 Award, which is awarded to one or more seniors whose contribution to a policy seminar has been judged most outstanding. Olivia, the 2017 Terrence A. Elkes Scholar in the Nation’s Service, is proficient in Arabic and focused on security studies in the Middle East and North Africa as an undergraduate. In summer 2016, Olivia worked in the intelligence community in Washington, DC, embedded in a unit that developed both her language and analytical abilities related to the intersection of intelligence and national security. In summer 2015, Olivia interned at Running Start, a nonpartisan nonprofit in Washington dedicated to increasing the number of young women involved in politics. She helped coordinate the activities of the nonprofit and served as a mentor to high school girls interested in political careers.

Olivia was one of five finalists for the Treewarton Award for best female lacrosse player in the U.S. At Class Day, she was one of five athletes sharing the Arthur Lane ’34 Award that honors selfless contribution to sport and society by an undergraduate athlete.

She was recognized for her achievements as Princeton women’s lacrosse all-time leading scorer, a two-year team captain, first-team All-America member and as a “SINSI” (Scholar in the Nation’s Service Initiative). In her role as president of the in May, receiving the Women’s Law Association’s Shatter the Ceiling Award, given to a member of the HLS community who actively advances racial and gender equity, practices inclusive mentorship and community building, and fosters difficult conversations.

Mayze has accepted a position as a litigation fellow at the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, followed by clerkships in the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Varsity Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, she promoted diversity and inclusion on campus by implementing the “All Stripes, One Streak” campaign.

Olivia was also a member of the Princeton Women’s Mentorship Program and Princeton Students for Gender Equality and volunteered as an Arabic peer tutor.

During the summer of 2017, Olivia, thanks to her BritishAmerican dual citizenship, was a member of the English women’s national lacrosse team that participated in the World Cup.

Olivia worked at the Defense Department in the Office of Secretary Defense Policy for Afghanistan/Pakistan/Central Asia. She returned to Princeton in fall 2020 and received her master’s in Public Affairs in May 2021. She then took time to train for the Senior Women’s Lacrosse World Championship held in July.

Playing for England once again, Olivia contributed 29 points, including a team-best eight assists and scored the gamewinning goal in the bronze medal game in triple overtime. She was subsequently one of 10 to be named to the All-World Team. As of press time, Olivia was reviewing her career options and is hopeful that coaching will somehow be in the mix.

Clay Kontulis, who participated in the NCCS Apprentice Teacher Training Program last year, is pursuing a master’s degree in elementary education at Vanderbilt University.

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Following his 2020 graduation from Iona College, Charlie Bogus Jr. worked on-staff at NCCS for two years in our Technology Department, and he has accepted a position as a technology support advocate at Bartlett Tree Experts.

Jay Craft graduated from Babson College in 2020, where he concentrated in Sustainability and Operations and earned the History and Society Award. Taking a strong interest in blockchain and cryptocurrency he founded the Babson Blockchain Network, where he engaged guest speakers in the FinTech space and provided educational material for the Babson community. Currently, Jay holds a New York State Real Estate License and works for Legacy Growth Partners, a private equity firm.

Alyssa Thomas graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 2020, where she studied English literature, social policy and computer science. She was a member of several extracurricular groups, including the Caribbean Cultural Society and Students for Justice in Palestine, and was a dancer on Caribbean and Bollywood Fusion dance teams. Today, she works as a technical writer for Palo Alto Networks, a cybersecurity company headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. In her free time, she enjoys lifting, journaling, spending time on Twitter and reading.

Paul Woodberry graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in quantitative social science and history in June 2021 and is currently working as an investment banking analyst at Sperry, Mitchell & Company.

Emma Zachary, a second grade apprentice teacher in 2021–2022, has returned for another year in the NCCS Apprentice Teacher Training Program.